A. K. ALARMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04924350 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£47.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £47,421
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£47k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£27k£41k£54k£68kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£49.2k£40.4k
Current assets£68.1k£62.4k
Cash£36.0k£28.7k
Debtors£29.2k£25.5k
Net assets£47.4k£37.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-18
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  6. 2022-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-07-15
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  8. 2022-07-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-19
    ➕
    CARRINGTON-MAY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2022-05-19
    ➖
    BILLING, Beryl Ann resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-05-19
    ➕
    CARRINGTON-MAY appointed
    corporate-director
  13. 2022-05-19
    ➖
    CARRINGTON-MAY resigned
    corporate-director
  14. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2020-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2003-10-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. K. ALARMS LIMITED
  24. 2003-10-07
    ➕
    BILLING, Andrew Keith appointed
    director
  25. 2003-10-07
    ➕
    BILLING, Beryl Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-10-07
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-10-07
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Keith Billing
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

59 Oakley Road
Clapham
Bedford
MK41 6AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CARRINGTON-MAY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BILLING, Andrew Keith→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-10-07
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Active
BILLING, Beryl Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-07 · resigned 2022-05-19
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-07 · resigned 2003-10-07
Resigned
CARRINGTON-MAY→
corporate-director · appointed 2022-05-19 · resigned 2022-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2022-07-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-24